SET-1

1. The purpose of the receiver front end is to ___________ the incoming GPS Signal.
a) amplify
b) filter
c) filter and amplify
d) oscillate
2. Down Conversion is accomplished by multiplying the GPS signal by a sinusoid called the
local oscillator signal in a device called
a) a adder
b) a mixer
c) a subtractor
d) a multiplier
3. The noise power in this bandwidth is given by
a) N=TeB
b) N=kTeB
c) N=kB
d) N=kTB
4. The various types of GPS antennas are
a) Patch antennas
b) Dome antennas
c) Blade antennas
d) all the above
5. The decision to discontinue SA was made on
a) May 3 2000
b) May 5 2000
c) May 1 2000
d) May 3 2001
6. The primary effect of the ionosphere on GPS signals is to change the ________as
compared to that of free space.
a) signal propagation time
b) signal length
c) signal
d) signal propagation speed
7. The refractive index of the troposphere consists of that due to the dry gas component and
the water vapor component, which respectively contribute about ________of the total.
a) 70% and 30%
b) 60% and 40%
c) 90% and 10%
d) 80% and 20%
8. Using the Riccati equation to predict performance of a Kalman filter is called as
a) cross-correlation
b) auto-correlation
c) covariance analysis
d) none

9. The term tightly coupled is usually applied to systems using a ____Kalman filter to
integrate all sensor data
a) double
b) single
c) more than double
d) none

10. Differential GPS (DGPS) is a technique for ____________in GPS-derived position

a) reducing the error
b) increasing the error
c) both a & b
d) no change in error

11. LADGPS fullform is

a) Last-Area Differential Global Positioning System
b) Local-Augmented Differential Global Positioning System
c) Last- Augmented Differential Global Positioning System
d) Local-Area Differential Global Positioning System

12. WADGPS fullform is

a) Wide-Area Differential Global Positioning System
b) World-Area Differential Global Positioning System
c) World- Augmented Differential Global Positioning System
d) Wide- Augmented Differential Global Positioning System
13. The fast corrections filter is a Kalman filter that estimates the _______states every
second.
a) GPS and ground station clock
b) GEO, GPS, and ground station clock
c) GEO and GPS
d) GEO and ground station clock

14. The most common form of DGPS involves determining the combined effects of
a) satellite clock error
b) navigation message ephemeris
c) navigation message ephemeris and satellite clock error
d) all the above

15. The Signal In Space (SIS) provides two services:

a) data on GPS and GEO satellites
b) a ranging capability
c) both a & b
d) none of the above

16. The range, rate and acceleration estimator is a three-state Kalman filter that drives the
a) frequency and code control loops
b) frequency and carrier control loops
c) carrier and code control loops
d) code control loops

17. A single surveyor can collect data in the field, where it would take a_______ crew to
achieve the same results using some conventional methods.
a) one- or two-person
b) three-or four- person
c) two- or three-person
d) only one
18. In aerial photogrammetry, _________are used to photograph large areas of the Earth’s
surface.
a) Aircraft or spacecraft
b) large ships
c) Heavy vehicles
d) drones
19. The airborne applicators of pesticides involve customized _________to direct the pilot of
crop over a particular field.
a) highway routines
b) mapping routines
c) both a & b
d) none
20. Precision landing systems require not only better integrity but also better ______than is
provided by the basic GPS service.
a) error corrections
b) warning systems
c) accuracy
d) all the above